Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 6 September 1911

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  • 20 1 Pinang Gazette AND STRAITS CHRONICLE. PUBLISHED DAILY. ESTABLISHED 1833. No. 202 VOL. LXIX. WEDNESDAY, 6th SEPTEMBER, 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 1024 1 For $3O S v V 7 ou can have the Pinang 1 Gazette posted every day for a whole year to your address. (LOCAL SUBCRIPTION, $27.) n Proportionate Quarterly and Half-yearly rates. Subscriptions are payable in advance and remittances should be addressed to g The Managing Director: PINANG GAZETTE PRESS,
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    • 79 1 T XT HSN YOU AR E AWAY on have VV you want to keep in touch with Malayan affairs, Social, Com- q mercial, Mining, Planting, &c. This you can do in no better way o than by subscribing to the Weekly Edition of the “Pinang Gazette,” a published every Friday.
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  • 1290 2 —Sambai, in the S.F.P. MR. C. B. BUCKLEY’S VIEWS. By a happy chance a representative of the Singapore Free Press saw Mr. Buckley, an old resident of Singapore, Who has taken a prominent interest in public affairs, on Saturday morning and got his views about the question of
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  • 188 2 From an early hour on Saturday morning, the Javanese tappers employed on the Singapore United Rubber Estates, Limited, assembled outside the Police Court and waited patiently to hear the fate of their comrade Japhan bin Tasman who had been remanded without bail, from the previous afternoon on
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  • 90 2 At a meeting of Scotsmen in Ipoh, Mr. Cookes proposed that a dinner be given on St. Andrew’s Day. Mr. Mackintosh suggested that a dance would be more acceptable. The Chairman supported Mr. Cookes’ suggestion and the majority of those present voted in favour of it. A
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  • 47 2 Homeward, Steamer. Arrives. Mails Sails. Close. P.&O. Arcadia Sat. 9/9 noon 2 p.m. N.D.L. P. Ludwig Thurs. 14/9 8.1. Sat. 16/9 10 a.m. noon Outward. P. &O. Assaye Wed. 6/9 5 p.m. midnight 6 p.m. N.D.L.Derfflinger Thurs. 14/9 8.1. Thurs. 14/9 3 p.m. 4 p.m.
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  • 19 2 Pangkore House, 3 Pangkore Road apply E. A. Manasseh, 146 Penang St., or 1 Larut Road.
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  • 1183 2 SURVEYS. The following is an extract from the recently issued annual report for 1910 by Mr. W. George Maxwell, Adviser to the Kedah Government: At the beginning of the year under review the State Council was considering the best w<y of creating an efficient Survey Department. The
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  • 140 2 Wednesday, September 6. Outward P. O. Mail. Penang Free School; Prize Distribution, 4.30 p.m. P.C.C. Tennis Ties. Band, Esplanade, 6 p.m. Golf Club Ladies’ Presgrave Cup. Straits Cinematograph, Penang Road. George Town Cinematograph. Japanese Bioscope, Penang Road. Thursday, September 7. St. Evurtius. Penang Free School Closes. Church
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  • 75 2 September 14.—Government Girls' School Re-opens. September 16.—The Balkan Princess,” Town Hall September 18. Penang Free School, St. Xavier s Institution, and the Convent Re-open. September 19 and 20.—Golf Club Ladies' Medal. September 20.—Licensing Justices, 2.15 p.m. September 23 and 24.—G01f Club Men’s Medal. September 23, 24 and
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  • 31 2 The following League matches have been arranged for September:— Thurs. 14 P.C.C. v. C.R.C. Esplan. Thurs. 21 C.R.G. v. Police C R.C. Thurs. 28 P.C.C. G. Wharves Esplan.
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  • 39 2 Thursday, September 7.— Dwelling-house and land, 4 Clove Hall Road; 11 a.m.; 38 Beach St.; Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer. Monday, October 30.— Steamers Hok Canton and Pe</u 38 Beach St.; 10.30 a m.; Koh Eng Hin, auctioneer.
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  • 62 2 Lauderdale Estate.— Erection of store 150 ft. long, 45 ft. wide, 16| ft. high. Penang Municipality.— 7oo tons Portland cement; tenders close with Commissioner’s Home Agent, Mr. C. C. Lindsay, 180 Hope St., Glasgow, October 9. Residency of Rhio and Dependencies.—Gambling farm farm of right to slaughter pigs and
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 144 2 Do you Suffer With Rheumatism? Has this terrible, nerve-racking, painful ailment fastened itself upon you? Don’t lose hope. Here’s succour for you. Little’s Oriental Balm has cured thousands of cases of inveterate chronic cases of Rheumatism—among them hundreds of cases that were pronounced hopeless by doctors. Through this wonderful remedy
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    • 61 2 Hnuyadi Janos ia the natural aperient water par excellence. The average dose is a wine-glassful taken before breakfast. Nature herself has mingled its chief ingredients, sulphate of magnesia and sulphate of soda, in such ideal proportions that this Water acts promptly without griping or other discomfort, and may be used
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    • 159 2 Pritchard Co. GUNS CARTRIDGES I ANDREWS Double Barrel Breach Loading Guns. Prices $37-50, $45-00, $6O-00. Cash prices $33-75, $4O-50, $54-00. 12 or 16 Bore. Single Barrel Breach Loading Davenport Ejector Gun, 12 Bore. Price $l5-00. Cash price $l3-50. Double Barrel Breach Loading Hatnmerless Guns, 12 and 16 Bore Price 90-00
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  • SPORTING NOTES.
    • 334 3 Sunstar's breakdown came as a startling surprise, says the Ceylon Observer. Only three weeks ago it was reported of the son of Sundridge and Doris that all was progressing smoothly and well with him since he returned from his rest cure at Childwickbury and
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    • 153 3 (Principal Races in 1911.) The Hartington Plate (1| miles) 7th Sept. Peveril of the Peak (1 mile) Bth The Great Yorkshire Handicap (1 mile 6 fur.) 12th Champagne Stake*, Doncaster (5 fur. 132 yds.) 12th The St. Leger (1 mile 6 fur. 132 yds.) 13th Doncaster Cup
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    • 313 3 London, Augut 30—Playing for Hampstead against the M.C.C. at Lord’s, Kanga, of the Indian Cricket Team, score'! 102. York beat Sussex at Hastings by an innings and 32 runs. Later —The matches between Surrey and Hants at Bournemouth was abandoned, Surrey leading on the Ist innings Worcestershire defeated Gloucestershire
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  • 563 3 ORDERS BY CAPTAIN ALAN WILSON. Acting Commandant. September, 1911. Bth Friday, Recruit Drill. (Musketry Training.) 10th Sunday, Class Firing. Maxim Gun Section. Trained Men.) 11th Monday, Maxim Gun. (Explanation of Mechanism.) Bearer Section. (Stretcher Drill.) 12th Tuesday, Recruit Drill. (Musketry Tiaining.) 15th Friday, Recruit Drill. (Rifle Exercises and
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 918 3 NOTICES. SITUATIONS VACANT. NOTIOE. WANTED. The British Bork DRUMELTAN. A G ?OD DRESSER for Ertate Hospital in Province Wellesley jT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that y 1 neither the Captain, Owners or Agents Apply X., will he responsible for any debts whatso- 863—11-9 c/o Pinang Gazette. ever contracted by the crew
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    • 233 3 Green island cement co., Ltd.; M J PORTLAND CEMENT. J In Casks and Drums of Drain Pipes, any shape M 375 lbs net. M Inßagsof 250 Ibs.net. jg M Cement Tijes, any pattern. Firebricks, and Fireclay M Glazed Paving Tiles. Paving Bricks M t M Prices, samples and full particulars
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  • 19 4 Whitaker.—At the Maternity Hospital, San Diego, California, to Mr. and Mrs. J. H, Whitaker, of Singapore, a son,
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  • 1213 4 It is creditable to Penang’s public spirit that, in the agitation against the Municipal Bill, it did not wait for an outside lead. In the opposition to the Income Tax Bill, and on other question?, Singapore has often shown more alertness and determination. But the mass
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  • 131 4 The following returns for August are to baud Alor Gajah lb. 1,450 Bukit Mertajam 2,891 Bemam 2,970 —8 months 21,483 Bruas 532 —8 months 3,173 Cicely 16,937 —8 months „131,978 Cheras 2,225 Dominion 3,457 —8 months 22,912 Glenealy 1,950 —8 months 16,925 Jeraui 3,281 —August 1910 1,017 —5
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  • 33 4 P.C.C. Tournament Results. The following ties were plajed yesterday Championship. Mercer beat Anthony 7—9 6—l 6—2 6—4. Mixed Doubles Handicap. Mrs Ebden and Rogers beat Mr and Mrs Anderson. 10—8 6—2.
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  • 467 4 Mr. T. B. Peterkin, Manager of the local branch of the Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd., writes We have to-day received a telegram from our London Office that the Directors of this Bank have declared an interim dividend of 3| per cent, on “A shares
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  • 527 4 Mr. F. Dent, Government Aualvm turning from leave by the Kao a V? re> here on September 21. 3 The engagement is announced nf u W F. U. Rahder, daughter of the of Medan, and Mr F. E. Boissevain Deli Maatschappi. th# I A meeting of members
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  • 114 4 About 4 p.m. yesterday, when Straits Steamship Co.’s ss. Ipoh, was anchored somewhere opposite Mark:Street Ghaut, was on her way to Swetta’l ham Pier, she went aground to thesoui- l east of the Railway Pier. The spring tides are now <m and the “-I was then at
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  • 38 4 The following returns for August at- 1 hand Rahman Tin August, 1911 piculs l."-’t Jan.-Aug., 1911 >, Jan.-Aug., 1910 ?> "j Jan.-Aug., 1909 Rahman Hydraulic. August, 1911 4 Jan.-Aug., 1911 >, Jan.-Aug., 1910 Jan.-Aug., 1909 n -’J" Jan.-Aug., 1908
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  • 67 4 To-day’s quotation for unrefine* Penang is $92 35 per picul. 1,11 done. Tin in London is quoted 2s. 6c7. spot and £lB4 ss. three mo u The following were tiie deaiim!' to-day :—Singapore Straits 1' a 1D j, Ltd., 75 tons, Penang ff LerJ Trading Co., Ltd.,
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 111 4 nnntanr'nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrinnnnnn I FOR ROBBER ESTATES.| n n n H n n n g n Shaw’s Famous Machinery. n n Catalogues on application. Estimates on application. n n n Gum Collecting: Cups. n n S Glass, Aluminium, or Lead Coated. U H Coagulating Pans. g n n Venesta Case. h n
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    • 73 4 To-Day’s Contents. Page S.— Municipal Government; Kedah in 1910 j Tappers on Strike; St. Andrew’s Day; The Mails and The Week’s Engagements. i Page 3.— Sporting Notes. Page 4. Editorial (The One-Man Bill); Rubber Crops Lawn Tennis Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd. Social and Personal; The Ipoh Aground; Tin Returns;
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 394 4 George Town Cinematograph, KUALA KANGS AR ROAD THEATRE. We have now the Exclusive Rights to Show American Biograph Films —the Best in the World— also Itala, Milano. Gaumont, Rathe and others. THE CHIEF ACTORS: Mr. A. DEED, Mr. CALINO, Mr. MAX LINDER, and M. PRINCE. Best complete String Bond in
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  • 162 5 TEKKAS UP TRONOHS DOWN. STERLING RUBBERS VARIABLE. The following are the changes (buyers and sellers only) in our share list on page 7 of this issue 1910. 5/9/IJ. 6/9/11. K no cn cn x 2 Shares. J" c s s tS a tn M co Mining. 24
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  • 80 5 PRICE OF FINE HARD PARA. From a Malacca Correspowlent.] Malacca, September 5 Information has been received by tne Malacca Rubber Plantations, Limited, that the price of fine hard Para in London yesterday was 4/9, buyers; at the fortnightly auction, the market was rather de pressed. Plantation Para.
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  • 43 5 From Our Own Correspondent.! Singapore, September 5. To day’s (Tuesday’s) quotations for opium and produce are Opium, uncertified ...$1,500-00 Pepper, white 35.00 Pepper, black 21.25 Coffee 32.00 Tapioca, flake 10.80 t’apioca, medium 9.80 Copra, Bali 11.60 Copra, Pontiauak 11.20 Gambier 10.00
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  • 32 5 From a Special Correspondent.] Kuala Lumpur, September 6. Mr W. P. Hume, Auditor-General, F.M.S., has been appointed Supervisor of Trades and Customs, F.M.S., a new post just created.
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  • 45 5 AN AIRMAN INCINERATED, Huelva, September 5. The aviator, Le Forestier, fell 250 feet. The motor exploded and he was incinerated. Record Altitude. St. Malo, September 5. The aviator Garros reached the height of 13,940 feet (over 2$ miles), which is a record.
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  • 36 5 —Reuter. A LRIBUPE FROM AUSTRALIA. Melbourne, September 6. At the opening of the Commonwealth Parliament, Baron Denman, GovernorGeneral, referred to the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance as an additional guarantee of the world’s peace.-
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  • 45 5 —Reuter. DEAN OF NORWICH APPOINTED. London, September 5. The Very Rev. H. R. Wakefield, Dean of Norwich Cathedral, has been appointed Bishop of Birmingham in succession to the Rt. Rev Charles Gore, who has been trans- lated to the See of Oxford.-
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  • 37 5 —Reuter. IMPORTANCE OF DEMONSTRATION Pa ris, September 6. The French newspapers of all opinions dwell on the magnificence of the naval review at Toulon, and the importance of the demonstration under present cir- cumstances.
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  • 606 5 SINGAPORE'S PROTEST. A GREAT MASS MEETING. [From Our Own Correspondent Singapore, September 6. A large gathering of all sections of the community was held in the Victoria Theatre last evening to protest against the control of Municipal affairs being taken out of the hands of ratepayers. Mr.
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  • 280 5 —Reuter. GERMANY'S COMPENSATION CLAIMS. FINAL CONDITIONS OF FRANCE. Berlin, September 5. M. Jules Cambon, the French Ambassador to Germany, has presented France’s final conditions to Germany with regard to Morocco.—Reuter. Draft of Proposed Treaty. Berlin, September 5. M. Jules Cambon yesterday banded the Imperial Chancellor a draft of
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  • 179 5 —Reuter. A GREAT GATHERING AT KIEL. Berlin, September 5. Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, the German Imperial Chancellor, has left for Kiel, where the German Emperor to-day reviews the greatest gathering of ships ever seen outside British waters. Every available warship is present, including the hurriedly completed Dreadnoughts. Austrian
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  • 84 5 —Reuter. PROBABLE LIBERAL MAJORITY. Ottawa, September 5. The General Election campaign continues with unabated vigour. l’he prospects of the Conservatives are improving, but it is predicted that Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Prime Minister, will be returned by a majority of 25 to 30 instead of 46 as in
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  • 18 5 .—Reuter. London, September 5. Surrey beat Somerset at the Oval by an innings and 47 runs.-
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  • 212 5 ,—Reuter. OSBORNE JUDGMENT DISCUSSED. DEMAND FOR COMPLETE REVERSAL. London, September 5. The Congress of Trades Unions thia afternoon considered the Parliamentary committee’s report on the Osborne judgment and decided not to accept the Government’s Bill unless it is amended to embody a complete reversal of the judgment.—
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  • 76 5 —Reuter. A DECLARATION OF POLICY. Lisbon, September 5, Senhor Chagas, Prime Minister, in his first Parliamentary Cabinet statement to the Chamber, said that the Government would follow the path of the provisional Government and not betray the confidence of the workers, who justly hoped that the revolution would
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  • 86 5 —Reuter. DEFEAT OF HACKENSCHMIDT. Chicago, September 5. In the wrestling match between Frank Gotch and Hackenschmidt for the world’s championship, Gotch effected the first fall of his opponent in 14 minutes 20 seconds by applying the leg-hold and the new chancery hold. The second fall was accomplished in
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  • 64 5 .—Reuter, DRASTIC MEASURES IN PARIS. Paris, September 5. The drastic measures of the Government in arresting all the labour agitators found in the disturbed dear food districts, has damped the ardour of the rioters, among whom many arrests have been made.— Reuter. Shops Sacked in Brussels. Brussels,
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  • 33 5 —Reuter, CONDITIONS SLIGHTLY IMPROVE. Simla, September 5. The general rainfall in North India has improved conditions, but there is still anxiety in some of the Punjab and Raj- putana districts.-
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  • 22 5 —Reuter. London, September 6. Viscount Kitchener embarks on the P. O. steamer Nubia on the 16th inst. for Egypt.-
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  • 18 5 Reuter. London, September 5. Submarine Al. disappeared at Selsey during lifting tests without her crew.—
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  • CORRESPONDENCE.
    • 897 5 the Editor of the Pinang Gazette.”] Sir, I notice that my letter of the 2nd inat. has drawn a couple of replies from correspondents and a leading article from yourself. I can afford to ignore the personal abuse which your correspondents shower upon me. The delicate question
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 419 5 WHEN YOU ORDER WHISKY Without naming the brand you shift the responsibility for satisfaction upon the fates. ASK FOR “BLACK S WHITE’’ and be assured of getting* the best. HILTON Co., PENANG. AGENTS. Vacancies on Rubber Estates. F. W. Barker Co., Winchester House, Singapore, have the following vacancies for Europeans
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  • 41 5 OBITUARY. [From a Special Correspondent]. Kuala Lumpur, September 6. The death is announced to-day of Mrs. Cowan, sen., mother of Mr. William Cowan, Protector of Chinese, and of Mrs. Drummond, of Penang. The funeral takes place to-morrow morning at 6.30 a.m.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 1711 6 w j wr* fjr ommmmoibmbobmmmmmmbmmhmbiimm’wbmmo Japan Mail Steamship Co. Lt >■ i OF IMPORTANCE j T V™L;t„„ T XIT pi To PROPRIETORS and MANAGERS of to neglect them—especially when COCOANUT PLANTATIONS. JJ i you can clean them so well and < xs a a so easily with EUROPEAN LINE. A
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  • 141 7 CLOSE AT GENERAL POST OFFICE. To-Morrow, For. Per. Close. Alor Star (Kedah) Tong Chuan 7 a.m. Langkat Pangkalan Brandan B. Whatt Soon 1 p.m. Deb Perak (E.S.Co.) 1 p.m. Port Swettenham, 'I Port Dickson, and Cornelia 1 p.m. Malacca Bindings and T. Anson Canton 2 p.m. Port Swettenham and
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  • 127 7 Prnang, September 6, 1911. (By Courtesy of the Chartered Bank). I London Demand Bank 2/4 1 n 4 months’ sight Bank 2/4 11/32 3 Credit 2'4s 3 Documentary 2/4 9/l€ Calcutta Demand Bank Rs. 174$ n 3 days’sight Private 176 i Bombay Demand Bank 174$ 3 days'sight Private 176
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  • 1110 7 5 Capital. Subscribed. Dividend.. Name. '2 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 MINING. 1903 >300,000 >300,000 30,000 >lO >lO 25 10 30 30 Belat Tin Mining Co. 4 i 1906 300,000 225,000 22,500 10 10 £ruang, 54 1901 600,000 600,000 60,000 10 10 20 7 Brussh Hyd.Tin Mining Co.— 6
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  • 432 7 ARRIVALS. Cornelia, Brit., 200, Starkey, Sept. 5, Malacca, gen., E. S. Co. Canton, Brit., 106, Basaaahib, Sept. 6, Teluk Anson, gen., Kong Soon. Nippon, Aust., 4015 70, Tarabochi, Sept. 6, j Singapore, gen., S. Kusterman Co. j Thongwa, Brit., 3428 03, Herrington, Sept. 6, j S’pore, gen., Huttenbach, Liebert
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  • 180 7 <Va»»«<t of Steamer, where from, approximate date of arrival, where bound, and Agents, Assaye, Colombo, Sept. 7, China, A.G. Arcadia, Singapore, Sept. 9, Bombay, A.G. Ajax, Singapore, Sept. 15, Antwerp W.M. Alcinous, Liverpool, Sept. 9, Japan, W.M. Ambria, Singapore, Sept. 11, Hamburg, B.M. Benlomnd, London, Sept. 15, Japan,
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  • 332 7 The Companies do not guaranty the dates of arrival of the steamers, but will endeavour as far as possible to ensure punctuality. From Alor Star, (Kedah) —Kedah Sept. 5,7, 9, 11, and Tong Chuan, Sept. 4,6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16. Ayerbangis. Reael, Sept. 12. Asahan. —Petrel,
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 2335 8 u |K2> Bremen. jgj 11 MAIL SERVICE OUTWa5u“’ BlltiSb CO., 4 j[ AT COLOMBO y -g T Ip TI Sep. 7 Assaye connecting with China AfAUB CtA/lIM Chin /> 21 Delhi Macedonia 4 II Wk VlvuH OlcUffl ulllß Q Itg HOMKWARD, For Intended to Sail. Steamer. < Z /II vX
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